About Claudette Riley

Claudette Riley covers education for the News-Leader.
She has covered K-12, preschool, public and private education for most of her 15-year career, working in Missouri and Tennessee.
Claudette lives in Springfield with her husband and daughter.

About Claudette Riley

She became interested in writing and journalism at an early age, joining the yearbook staff in fifth grade. She has worked for student or professional publications ever since.

Claudette has covered education for more than eight years, working in Missouri and Tennessee.

A curiosity about the way schools operate, teachers teach and students learn started with her upbringing. Born in western Kansas, a series of moves exposed her to many different schools - public and private, rural and urban, religious and secular, plus Montessori and homeschooling.